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We describe a case of <jats:italic>\n                     <jats:named-content content-type=\"species\">\n                        <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1601\/nm.6420\" xlink:type=\"simple\">Nocardia abscessus<\/jats:ext-link>\n                     <\/jats:named-content>\n                  <\/jats:italic> infection with an atypical presentation in an immunocompetent patient.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>\n                  <jats:bold>Case Presentation.<\/jats:bold> A previously healthy 47-year-old gentleman presented with hiccups and paroxysmal spasms. Imaging revealed a pulmonary nodule, for which he underwent surgical resection. Pathologic evaluation demonstrated evidence of local inflammation, with growth of <jats:italic>\n                     <jats:named-content content-type=\"species\">\n                        <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1601\/nm.6420\" xlink:type=\"simple\">Nocardia abscessus<\/jats:ext-link>\n                     <\/jats:named-content>\n                  <\/jats:italic> on tissue cultures.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>\n                  <jats:bold>Conclusion.<\/jats:bold>\n                  <jats:italic>\n                     <jats:named-content content-type=\"species\">\n                        <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1601\/nm.6420\" xlink:type=\"simple\">Nocardia abscessus<\/jats:ext-link>\n                     <\/jats:named-content>\n                  <\/jats:italic> may have atypical presentations in immunocompetent patients. Further research is needed to understand the factors leading to <jats:italic>\n                     <jats:named-content content-type=\"genus\">\n                        <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1601\/nm.6418\" xlink:type=\"simple\">Nocardia<\/jats:ext-link>\n                     <\/jats:named-content>\n                  <\/jats:italic> infections in immunocompetent patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1099\/acmi.0.000308","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,2,2]],"date-time":"2022-02-02T18:17:24Z","timestamp":1643825844000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Unusual presentation of Nocardia abscessus infection in an immunocompetent patient"],"prefix":"10.1099","volume":"4","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5821-048X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Akshay","family":"Khatri","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine \/ Jackson Health System, Miami, FL, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Michael J.","family":"Esposito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra\/Northwell Health, Hempstead, NY, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6834-3726","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Robin","family":"Koshy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra\/Northwell Health, Hempstead, NY, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"345","reference":[{"key":"R1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.micpath.2017.11.012"},{"key":"R2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1517\/14656566.2013.842553"},{"key":"R3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jiph.2015.11.009"},{"key":"R4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3205\/dgkh000160"},{"key":"R5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.medmal.2018.06.004"},{"key":"R6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1099\/jmm.0.46774-0"},{"key":"R7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1099\/00207713-50-4-1487"},{"key":"R8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3314\/jjmm.45.17"},{"key":"R9","volume-title":"Performance Standards for Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacteria, Nocardia spp., and Other Aerobic Actinomycetes","year":"2018"},{"key":"R10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/mmy.40.5.525.527"},{"key":"R11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/ggi.12667"},{"key":"R12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bcr-2016-215649"},{"key":"R13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/01.aids.0000180108.96135.25"},{"key":"R14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/tid.12617"},{"key":"R15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jmii.2013.01.005"},{"key":"R16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jiph.2012.11.012"},{"key":"R17","first-page":"108","article-title":"Cutaneous nocardiosis in a liver transplant recipient - 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